History

Honors World History

Ninth grade 1.00 high school credit Core curriculum

Description

This course builds upon the four years of world history studied in the elementary grades to gain an understanding of the broad trends that will continue to shape human history into the future.

There are three main components to the course: 1) a series of lectures on world civilizations from the Great Courses, 2) a "spine" text that presents the facts of world history, and 3) several popular history books for adults which examine key trends in human history.

Finally, several excellent historic movies are included as part of the curriculum. These are optional but highly recommended as they bring to life the people and historical periods being studied.

At the end of the year, students are assigned a research paper of four to six pages, on a topic in world history of their choice.

This course differs from the non-honors high school world history course in that it assigns several challenging non-fiction works written for adults and includes a required research paper, whereas the other course assigns a collection of memoirs and historical fiction for young people. Those wishing to incorporate some of these narrative readings into this course may do so here: www.nautilushomeschool.com/course/world-history-5

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